Creating an Itinerary for solo travelling

Hey guys,

Thanks for reading again.

Today I'm going to give you some tips on how to create an itinerary for the solo travelers. Creating an itinerary is a smart thing to do when you are travelling by your self for 2 important reasons. One to make sure you do not miss out on seeing anything that you want to see and Two when you complete your itinerary giving a copy to your friends and family. This way if the worst happens and you can not get in contact with you they will at least know where you are.

Tips for creating an itinerary:

1. Open a an excel spread sheet 
2. Down the left hand side of your spread sheet write down the date that you will be departing all the way through to the date that you will be returning home.
3. Then along the top write "Date"
4. "Location"
5. Flight (Aircraft)
6. Flight time (Departing and landing)
7. Flight number
8. You can add the duration or the time differences between your home to where you are going
9. Add in your information like the example below

Example

Date	Location	Flight time	Plane	Flight Number
Wednesday, 26 December 2012	Brisbane International- Suvamabhumi Inti Arpt Bangkok	2:20pm- 8:30pm	Thai Airways	TG474
Thursday, 27 December 2012	Suvamabhumi Inti Arpt Bangkok- Heathrow (LHR)	12:15am- 6:20am	Thai Airways	TG910
	London

10.  Then continuing to write along the top write " Transfers"
11. Accommodation
12. Activities (times- departs, concludes and address)

Transfer	Accommodation	Site Seeing	Departs	Concludes	Address
City Transfers UK	26th Dec-31st Dec	Hop on hop off tour
0800 389 8368	President hotel	British Museum			Russell Square
	16 Russell Square	Changing of the guards			Buckingham palace
	+44 (0)20 7837 8844	Buckingham palace			Buckingham palace
		Wicked-Musical	6:00pm	9:30pm	Apollo Victoria Theatre Wilton rd London
		Hop on hop off Bus tour
		Harrods
		Tower, Big Ben, London Bridge, London Eye
		Harry Potter Tour	8am	1:30pm	centre 4 fountain square 123-151 Buckingham palace road London
		Madame Tussauds	9:30am	5:30pm	marylebone road London

Things to include on your itinerary: 

• Things that you want to include is transfer company names and phone numbers. As you will need to call and confirm these numbers before you get picked up by these companies.
•  Your accommodation addresses and phone numbers so encase your phone gets stolen your family can call the hotel. 
• Activities and the address and times they are open
• Tour times, address, duration, companies name and number 
• Places that you would like to see while you are in certain countries
• Flight numbers and terminal numbers
• Transfer companies and phone numbers or how you will be getting place to place
• What air ports you will need to be at and what time

Some people will go over seas with out an itinerary which is up to them. But in regards to travelling overseas alone especially as a female I think its very important to have an itinerary to be able to give to your family and friend. It doesn't have to be as organised as mine but lets face its better to be prepared for the worst then something to happen to you and no one is able to get in contact with you.

Better to be safe than sorry.